Welcome to the very first entry in what will probably be a ridiculously self-indulgent tome documenting the creation and release of my first solo album. I feel the need to expound a bit on why I felt compelled to begin this blog, and what I hope to get out of it (hopefully there's something in it for you, dear reader, as well).
A little background on me: I'm Dana. I'm unknown to most of the world, just like millions of other indie artists. I've been a guitarist, composer, recording engineer, songwriter, and reluctant singer for what is probably a very long time (linear time is for suckers, so I leave that part out). I started my own record label in 1996 (Serious Vanity Music), with the intent of gradually building my studio and releasing my own CDs forever (for ever-ever? Yes.), with little else on my plate.
Then an opportunity presented itself to produce a wacky Duran Duran tribute album, and I put my then post-college angsty lo-fi electronica on the backburner. Insert another big compilation project and stints in three bands with varying releases/recordings/regression, and I end up over ten years later, still without my own damned record. So I decided to change that, once and for all.
There really is no better time to be doing this, as I finally have the studio that I really wanted to make it in (which has proven itself via the work I've done on other people's albums, multimedia projects, and ads). The aforementioned other way I make money has taken the financial frustration out of the mix, leaving me with no bar to reach except my own satisfaction.
But without angst, where will my inspiration come from? Tune in to find out, I suppose.
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